Although Magawa weighed less than three pounds, his impact was monumental. The African giant pouched rat sniffed out more ...

Cambodia is recognizing the life-saving contributions of a rat named Magawa with a statue. The late rat sniffed out landmines ...

The 7-foot statue honors Magawa, an African giant pouched rat, who detected over 100 land mines throughout his career.

Magawa, the rat who detected over 100 landmines and saved countless lives, has been immortalised with a statue in Cambodia, ...

Magawa, the famous landmine-sniffing rat who won a gold medal for bravery in Cambodia, has been honored with a massive stone ...

SIEM REAP, Cambodia (AP) — Rats may send some squealing, but in Cambodia, teams of the not-so-little critters have become indispensable in helping specialists detect land mines that have killed and ...

TRACH, Cambodia (AP) — It's been a busy morning for Cletus, Meynard, Victoria and others of their furry band. Tiny noses and long whiskers twitching, they've scurried and sniffed their way across 775 ...

An African giant pouched rat named Magawa has earned a medal for his “lifesaving bravery and devotion to duty” in his work to detect land mines in Cambodia. The New York Times reports that Magawa is ...

MOROGORO, Tanzania — A man lies unmoving, slumped in the rubble of a simulated earthquake, as an unlikely rescuer approaches: a rat with a backpack. Whiskers waving, the rat breezes past garbage, ...